Reservoir · Georgia · United States · USACE CWMS
Buford Dam and Lake Lanier
88.1% full
Capacity
2,364.58 hm³
Volume stored
2083 hm³
Coordinates
34.160°N, 84.073°W
Last updated
2026-10-09
Current fill
88.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-09.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Buford Dam and Lake Lanier
As of October 9, 2026, Buford Dam and Lake Lanier is filled to 88.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,083 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2,365 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Buford Dam and Lake Lanier — 100 data points between October 10, 2021 and October 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.1% (October 8, 2026) to a high of 105.0% (October 10, 2021).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Georgia basin at 34.160°N, 84.073°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 88.1%
- Water stored
- 2,083 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2,365 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Georgia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 34.160°N, 84.073°W
- Last updated
- October 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 88.1% | 2,083 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 88.1% | 2,083 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 88.2% | 2,085 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 88.3% | 2,088 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 88.4% | 2,091 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 88.5% | 2,092 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 88.5% | 2,092 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 88.6% | 2,094 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 88.7% | 2,097 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 88.8% | 2,099 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 88.9% | 2,103 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 89.0% | 2,104 |